Liz Ryan was born in Dublin.
Her novels include Blood Lines (London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1995/New York, St Martin’s Press, 1995, translated as Rukkehr nach Ashamber, Berlin, Rowholt Taschenbuch Verlag, 2006); A Note of Parting (Hodder & Stoughton, 1996); A Taste of Freedom (Hodder & Stoughton, 1997); The Past is Tomorrow (Hodder & Stoughton, 2000); The Year of Her Life (Hodder & Stoughton, 2001, translated as Das Cottage am Tara Hill,Rowholt Taschenbuch Verlag, 2007 ); One More Chance (Hodder & Stoughton, 2003, translated as Das Haus im Zikadenhain, Rowholt Taschenbuch Verlag, 2004); and Beautiful Dreamer (Hodder & Stoughton, 2005).
Her memoir is French Leave (Dublin, Liberties Press, 2011).
Also a journalist, she divides her time between Ireland and France.
Liz Ryan at Hodder & Stoughton
Liz Ryan at The National Library of Ireland